Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0)

33specifications compared
13differ
20identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:AMD
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):Intel
Processor socket
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:Socket AM3
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:16 GB
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:3
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:5
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):4
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:1
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:0
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD:0
- GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of M4A78-HTPC/RC, GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0)
74 specifications	A ASUS M4A78-HTPC/RC AMD Model M4A78-HTPC/RC View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EG41MF-US2H (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	667,800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8718
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros L1E	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 780G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Radeon HD 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dolby Home Theater
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security

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